Novels like What If the Gods Had Depression?
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- 1 Singing for a Living in a World of Immortals 我在修仙世界卖唱讨生活 I sang “Tears Behind Bars” in the prison cell and “Ten Kneels for Father and Mother” for the demon lord. Don't think I'm all that impressive. I'm just trying to stay alive. I've been kind my whole life and never done a single bad thing, yet none of life's hardships have spared me. The world is a fine place, but I won't be coming back in my next life. A kind young man had hoped to spend an ordinary life singing for a living. But after being deceived and betrayed time and again, he was led down a 1.1kReads8.9Score122Shelves
- 2 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin’s Secrets and the Triangle Star Pattern 丝路玉鉴：李烬秘事之三角星纹 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Secrets, the Triangular Star Pattern 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Good Fortune, the Stunning Beauty 丝路玉鉴：李烬幸事之绝色佳人 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Good Fortune and the Peerless Beauty 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: Li Jin's Destiny as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 丝路玉鉴：李烬宿命之长安卧底 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: Li Jin's Fate as an Undercover Agent in Chang'an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Li Family Jade Pendant, Key to Hexi 丝路玉鉴：李氏玉坠之河西密钥 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Li Clan's Jade Pendant and the Secret Key to Hexi 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Zhao Clan's Spells and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 丝路玉鉴：赵氏符咒之安西秘宝 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Zhao Clan's Talismans and the Secret Treasure of Anxi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Reborn: The Hated Real Heir Wants Only to Die 重生：万人嫌真少爷一心等死 Lin Xi was the true young master of a wealthy family, but he was accidentally switched at birth. He grew up abused, and the Ye family found him when he was eighteen. He thought he would finally have a loving family and a peaceful life, but instead he was misunderstood and neglected. The Ye family favored the impostor young master, and their cold indifference made Lin Xi lose hope little by little. Then he was kidnapped and abandoned, and poisoned. His heart died, and he left for a distant land. 8.8kReads8.9Score780Shelves
- 8 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 丝路玉鉴：苏氏星象之陇右佛窟 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Su Clan's Astrology and the Buddhist Caves of Longyou 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 丝路玉鉴：河氏水文之疏勒河谷 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The He Clan's Hydrology and the Shule River Valley 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 10 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Lin Clan's Joinery Art and the Soul-Hanging Staircase 丝路玉鉴：林氏榫卯诀之悬魂梯 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Lin Clan's Mortise-and-Tenon Technique and the Soul-Hanging Ladder 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Silk Road Jade Chronicles: The Tale of Li Chongan, Jade Keeper 丝路玉鉴：守玉丞李崇安传 Jade Appraisal Along the Silk Road: The Story of Li Chong'an, Keeper of the Jade 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Thriller: The Little Ancestor’s Grudge Runs Deep, and a Hundred Ghosts Dote on Her 惊悚：小祖宗怨念大，百鬼手心捧 [Funny + Dark + Redemption + Strong Heroine] The arrival of the Horror World turns humanity from the top predator into meat for monsters. Everyone fears entering the Horror World and meeting a gruesome death. Then one day, a little girl jumps from a building and enters the Horror World. The terrifying, bloody atmosphere takes a turn... The murderous Death Clown personally makes the little girl the braised chicken drumsticks she loves. The chainsaw-wielding soul butcher, a madman who dismembers p 9.3kReads9.4Score1.5kShelves
- 13 All Things as One: Transmigrating Across Light-Years to Protect You 万有一体：穿越光年守护你 Fantasy cultivation, Eastern Zen, and post-apocalyptic science fiction intertwine in a beautiful romance between immortal and mortal. An immortal spirit descends to the mortal world to turn the tables and change her fate. With an expansive imagination and a plot full of twists and turns, the story blends cultivation and tribulations, a love spanning dimensions, and the secrets behind the universe’s ascension to a higher dimension. Set against Earth’s ascension to a higher dimension, the novel fo 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 EN Honkai: Star Rail: Dreaming of the Starry River 星穹铁道：揽星河入梦 [Honkai Impact 3rd] [Honkai: Star Rail] [Honkai: Star Rail] It was an evening when ashes fell from the sky. A woman stood at the entrance to an orphanage, holding a black umbrella. “Since your wish in this life has been fulfilled, come with me.” “I just want to make sure: you have a taciturn older brother and a younger sister addicted to the internet. You’re divorced and widowed, and your ex-husband is buried?” “Of course!” “And you guarantee this is a normal, loving family, not some notorious i 20.9kReads9.6Score2.3kShelves
- 15 On the Day of the Wake, My Sisters-in-Law Put Me on the Throne 守灵当天，我被众嫂嫂推上皇位 [Alternate Dynasty + Transmigration + War + Political Intrigue + Ensemble Cast + The Golden Finger Has Been Cut in Half] A high school boy named Tian Shu wakes up one morning in an ancient funeral hall. His widowed sisters-in-law swarm around him, showering him with care. In a feudal age of chaos, the powerful clans hold sway. The System is practically useless, and each sister-in-law has her own agenda. Born into a poor family, can he defy fate, change his destiny, command a vast empire, and mak 4.6kReads8.8Score183Shelves
- 16 Evil God Moran! 邪神墨然！ Why does the headless ghost in the hospital keep praying at midnight? Why does the skin-stealing ghost in the desolate mountain village wail without stopping? And why does the long-haired female ghost in the studio apartment shriek in the middle of the night? None of this is a distortion of human nature, much less a collapse of morality. It’s just that… someone’s having an episode! In an age when horror has returned and vengeful ghosts run rampant, Bai Yuan, dressed in a hospital gown, smiled ca 155.2kReads9.3Score16.3kShelves
- 17 A Long Journey in Another World 异界旅途漫漫 [No System + Original Story + Ensemble Cast + No Brain-Dead Characters + Fast-Paced + Pure Romance] I’m dedicated to creating a different kind of world and bringing everyone a fresh new thrill, along with a more realistic experience! The rain fell without letup, day after gloomy day. Beneath the curtain of rain... Travelers from another world, I’d like you to finish this terrible game of chess for me. Anyone can be a chess piece, anyone can be sacrificed. All living beings are players in this ga 5.8kReads—Score334Shelves
- 18 A Blossom, A Cup of Wine, An Immortal Life 一花一酒一仙人，亦眠亦醉亦长生 [This book is also known as The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring] [The print edition of The Nine Tales of Peach Blossom Spring goes on sale at 7 p.m. on November 15!] [Immortality + taking disciples + no female lead + lighthearted comedy, no tearjerkers] When your master serves food, you spin the table; when your master chants a spell, you chatter away. When your master rests, you sing; when your master sleeps in, you bang on a pot. Your master is immortal, but your life is short; your master 198.1kReads9.5Score24.7kShelves
- 19 EN After a Thousand Simulations, I Have a Speedrun Strategy for Escape Games 模拟一千次，我有逃生游戏速通法 [Print edition on sale February 21 at 7 p.m. Please show it lots of support!] [Infinite-flow + fast-paced + funny + invincible protagonist + no female lead + no angst for the protagonist] [Across the four streets, east, south, west, and north, ask around and find out who’s the boss] [Don’t compare yourself to others. Just look at you: who do you think you are?] The White Tower descends, and the entire world enters death-instance mode. Zheng Xun, bound to an infinite simulation System and forced 214.6kReads9.6Score36kShelves
- 20 I Have Three Months Left to Live, So Let Me Die in Peace 还剩三个月命，请让我从容赴死 From childhood onward, Zhuang Zi'ang was the kind of kid everyone called “the child other parents wish they had”: a model student every year and always first in his class. But after his parents divorced and his father started a new family, he became a child neither parent loved. At just eighteen, Zhuang Zi'ang is diagnosed with a terminal illness and given only three months to live. With his final three months, he decides to let out his rebellious, wild side and be truly himself for once. While 166.5kReads9.8Score19.1kShelves
- 21 EN The Gods' Foolish Game 诸神愚戏 I have two principles in life: 1. I never lie. 2. I never believe anything anyone says, including myself. “Sir, I would like to point out that your second statement conflicts with the first.” “How so?” “If you never lie, why don’t you believe what you say?” “Oh, sorry. I forgot to mention that I don’t consider myself human.” “?” Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Cheng Shi, Cheng Shi who never lies. What, you’ve never heard of me? That’s all right. You simply haven’t been deceived by m 519.6kReads9.7Score67.5kShelves
- 22 EN I'm Not a God of Theater 我不是戏神 The brand-new masterpiece by San Jiu Yin Yu, author of Slay the Gods | Winner of the Best Science-Fiction Web Novel Award at the Macau International Science Fiction Awards | A Chinese grotesque epic that turns the tide of an era After a scarlet meteor streaked across the sky, human civilization ground to a halt. From that day onward, humanity could no longer build a rocket, a nuclear bomb, an airplane, a car... The pyramid of civilization built upon modern science collapsed with a thunderous roa 1.7MReads9.9Score178.8kShelves
- 23 EN Ten Days to the End 十日终焉 2024 Tomato Novel Annual Peak Rankings TOP 1 | 2024 China Online Literature Influence List | 2024 China Good Novel Award | Over 2 million copies sold (No harem, no formulaic tropes, no invincibility, no System, no mindless antics, no wish fulfillment. Read with caution if these bother you.) Just when I thought it was an ordinary day, I discovered I had been captured and taken to the End. Just when I thought I could escape by continually taking part in death games, people began awakening supernat 1.7MReads9.9Score206.4kShelves
